1. Uber, the controversial ride app giant, has purchased the old Sears building in Uptown Oakland for it new East Bay headquarters. The San Francisco Business Times$ broke the story last night. Uber plans to add 2,000 to 3,000 employees in Oakland as part of an expansion plan, the Trib$ reports. Uber has attracted huge amounts of investment capital, but is also facing a potentially costly class-action lawsuit from its drivers. Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf hailed Uber’s announcement, and the city hopes the company’s move will spur more office construction in downtown.